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Removing rust from tools

If the recommendation is a toilet bowl cleaner, then it most likely is the lye that is in the product. This can be found in many cleaning products and you can ask your local hardware store guy what product(s) they have that has lye in it. Lye is mildly caustic and removes all sorts of crud, including rust.

Removing rust from tools

but how are you recommending the OP use it?

with my method, there is no acidic residue to dispose of. The alkalinity of the solution remaining is not caustic either. It will be a bucket of baking soda, ferrous oxide, and water. It can be dumped anywhere plus is will not eat the metal like an acid will. It only removes the rust.

Removing rust from tools

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Originally Posted by nap

but how are you recommending the OP use it?

with my method, there is no acidic residue to dispose of. The alkalinity of the solution remaining is not caustic either. It will be a bucket of baking soda, ferrous oxide, and water. It can be dumped anywhere plus is will not eat the metal like an acid will. It only removes the rust.

Removing rust from tools

Don't laugh---just try it. It's cost effective (I hate cheap), non-hazardous, and easy. Go to a local farm supply store, or Tractor Supply, and buy Molasses which is used as a supplement to horse feed. Mix this 50/50 with water then soak the tools in the solution. Do Not Use this on aluminum, you can use an aluminum pan but it will permantely discolor it. And I said it was safe? I buy old tools at auction, swap meets, etc. which need TLC. I even clean old steel/iron car parts with this. It is not quick! At least one full day of soaking, maybe more. I had rather use this than any of those acidic or alkyline cleaners. Thanks, David